diff --git a/bin/v-backup-user b/bin/v-backup-user
index f43277ac8..054a70496 100755
--- a/bin/v-backup-user
+++ b/bin/v-backup-user
@@ -645,6 +645,11 @@ ftp_backup() {
         BACKUPS=1
         echo "=== Set BACKUPS=1"
     fi
+    if [ ! -z "$KEEP_N_FTP_BACKUPS" ]; then
+        TEMP_BACKUPS=$BACKUPS
+        BACKUPS=$KEEP_N_FTP_BACKUPS
+        echo "=== Set BACKUPS=$KEEP_N_FTP_BACKUPS"
+    fi
     backups_count=$(echo "$backup_list" |wc -l)
     if [ "$backups_count" -ge "$BACKUPS" ]; then
         backups_rm_number=$((backups_count - BACKUPS + 1))
@@ -663,6 +668,10 @@ ftp_backup() {
         BACKUPS=$TEMP_BACKUPS
         echo "=== Bringing back old value BACKUPS=$BACKUPS"
     fi
+    if [ ! -z "$KEEP_N_FTP_BACKUPS" ]; then
+        BACKUPS=$TEMP_BACKUPS
+        echo "=== Bringing back old value BACKUPS=$BACKUPS"
+    fi
 
     # Uploading backup archive
     if [ "$localbackup" = 'yes' ]; then
@@ -810,6 +819,11 @@ sftp_backup() {
         BACKUPS=1
         echo "=== Set BACKUPS=1"
     fi
+    if [ ! -z "$KEEP_N_FTP_BACKUPS" ]; then
+        TEMP_BACKUPS=$BACKUPS
+        BACKUPS=$KEEP_N_FTP_BACKUPS
+        echo "=== Set BACKUPS=$KEEP_N_FTP_BACKUPS"
+    fi
     if [ "$backups_count" -ge "$BACKUPS" ]; then
         backups_rm_number=$((backups_count - BACKUPS + 1))
         for backup in $(echo "$backup_list" |head -n $backups_rm_number); do
@@ -827,6 +841,10 @@ sftp_backup() {
         BACKUPS=$TEMP_BACKUPS
         echo "=== Bringing back old value BACKUPS=$BACKUPS"
     fi
+    if [ ! -z "$KEEP_N_FTP_BACKUPS" ]; then
+        BACKUPS=$TEMP_BACKUPS
+        echo "=== Bringing back old value BACKUPS=$BACKUPS"
+    fi
 
     # Uploading backup archive
     echo "$(date "+%F %T") Uploading $user.$backup_new_date.tar"|tee -a $BACKUP/$user.log